Each petty hand Can steer a ship becalm'd; but he that will Govern and carry her to her ends, must know His… — Ben Jonson Copy Share Image
My husband claims I have an unhealthy obsession with secondhand bookshops. That I spend too much time daydreaming altogether. But either you… — Kathleen Tessaro Copy Share Image
“The porter spends his days in the Library keeping strict vigil over this catacomb of books, passing along between the shelves and… — W.N.P. Barbellion Copy Share Image
I always have to have sweet and salty. I know some of you are going to say, "Oh, I tried dates. I… — Sandra Cisneros Copy Share Image
I think all writers are always collecting characters as we go along. Not just characters of course, we're collecting EVERYTHING. Bits and… — Alexandra Sokoloff Copy Share Image
It seems that some consideration should be given to the cause of our mounting physical disabilities, but instead of going to the… — Lester Roloff Copy Share Image
I once stole a book. It was really just the once, and at the time I called it borrowing. It was 1970,… — Hilary Mantel Copy Share Image
High fashion has the shelf life of potato salad. And when past its prime, it is similarly deadly. — Barbara Kingsolver Copy Share Image
I started working myself from about 14, really, so I wasn't a burden on my family. I did a paper round and… — Sanjeev Bhaskar Copy Share Image
“My books are a subject of much discussion. They pour from shelves onto tables, chairs and the floor, and Chaz observes that… — Roger Ebert Copy Share Image
I don't think people realize the risks they face every time they create a text, or post on a social network. Unless… — Mark Cuban Copy Share Image
I can hear the library humming in the night, a choir of authors murmuring inside their books along the unlit, alphabetical shelves,… — Billy Collins Copy Share Image
The Love Dare for Parents really came from an ongoing response from people who went through the couple's book asking us to… — Alex Kendrick Copy Share Image
I'm very wary of doing political stuff for a lot of reasons. One of the big ones is that the shelf-life for… — Tim Heidecker Copy Share Image
Even though she saw tattoos everywhere, they continued to fascinate her. How bizarre to be branded like a box of cereal. Didn't… — Suzanne Weyn Copy Share Image
When it comes to salt, what was really staggering to me is that the industry itself is totally hooked on salt. It… — Michael Moss Copy Share Image
Th' first thing to have in a libry is a shelf. Fr'm time to time this can be decorated with lithrachure. But… — Finley Peter Dunne Copy Share Image
She doesn't know any better, what a girl like her needs is a man with both his legs on the land. A… — Maggie Stiefvater Copy Share Image
I thought of the one thing about home that I missed, my dad's study with its built-in, floor-to-ceiling shelves sagging with thick… — John Green Copy Share Image
I've done everything from stocking shelves at a natural food co-op, to baking bagels at Brueggers and bussing tables. Then I realized… — Marco Arment Copy Share Image
All these perfect days, made of glass Put on the shelf where they can cast perfect shadows that stretch and grow on… — Maggie Stiefvater Copy Share Image
First time I ever took acid and got really high, as I was walking around I thought "Gee. The world looked like… — Owsley Stanley Copy Share Image
For me, the most painful thing is the thought of shelves without books. This is the problem with the digital thing. I… — Jeanette Winterson Copy Share Image
The book of the moment often has immense vogue, while the book of the age, which comes in its company from the… — Hamilton Wright Mabie Copy Share Image
I know how it is to grind, I know how it is to get up at 4 in the morning and do… — Cormega Copy Share Image
